Tag: manchurian plague
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Dr Wu Lien-Teh: A Glimpse into Early 20th Century Asia
By: Isaac Tang Wu Lien-Teh is a name that perhaps sounds more familiar now, after the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the globe and triggered mass lockdowns, mask wearing and “social distancing” rules. Dr Wu is credited with spectacularly suppressing the Manchurian plague in Northeastern China at the beginning of the 20th century (1910-11) with various…
Isaac Tang - Poet, Author, Composer 